New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-02
THE CAREER OF IN APPRENTICE.
MR. HERKOMER TELLS HIS FATHERS STORY.
From The If1u Gaz,tf,

From The Poll Mau Gazete.
My father course, Is splendid sample 81 the pasA
age that honored apprenticeship Let your hearers know
what the dignity o. apprenticeship means; My father
hard work Of boys OF that time clean his masters boos
etc and thon:h he Eat with ihe masters family ali
enough TO eat He had 10 learn his trade well he
the apprentices of all the trades marshaloi in pro.
cession accompanied by gendarnes, TO the three schools
SundayschOOl, day-schOOl, and drawingscbOol During
that time my father already showed great ability as
draughtsman His master Hampfstaenge the father az
the present well known photographer In Mnnch hs
talent, and wanted him to compete for the one silver
medal given that year to the apprentices for drawing in
master gave him the paper indian ink, and materials
and his drawings gained the silver medal have iho.s
cision and dcicacy of touch Prizes were awarded
by the mayor OF the town in the fine Old town
father received his medal from the ands OF the mayor a
blast Of tunpeis sounded TO mark the event II was
feel his legs when he walked ont" Those great ri.
worau ami then travsiled ON iSo ~ with kns a
his back to Amsterdam Brussels and Paris. learning all
the different methods Of work in each city country
extra good master Of his craft He then Ins o,t a..
tour foot and when he returned went In for thorough
course Of perspective and geometry and also studied tho
Gothic style from its foundation.
lie then settled in HIS native place. starting With M,
commissia 10 make new altar for the church. but his
mind was. ahead OF the times. lie had his romantic
down the house left him by his father, which was IN
bad state, and built charming house which SIN stands.
was dignihed. However, 1878 spoit Germany. lie
felt It too light and in ISL
three-my father and mother and two
years Od)-emgratcd to America. There the climate
after six years affected the health OF my mother and nv.
self, aud we came to England Now In England NJ that
time there taste for workmanship. We struggled
with poverty until could some money. But hero
mark the difference The noble man who had coma
through the training allowed poverty ~
take dignficd thought from him make him Eel
that life had only misery for him. He gave NJ smoking
and drinking alcoholic liquors and eatin. meat a
to reduce expenses. My dear mother gave ,ausla
lessons for mddleclsss people We had live thirty
shngs a week. With this the master workman" my
father had few chances Of showing his skill but he ID
buy little wood from time 10 time. and did beautiful
carved work without, however, being able 10 SCI IL
still he n master, and lived dignihcd hfs
trained as he was trained He never vonl Laya
companion a boy. worked with him. lie kney
at hand learned a craft, learned 10 use ny
hands and every day of my life 10 ble. the difficulties
that really threw much IN his company. lie
me not only father bur an ideal" man. Al his emo
Ons, all his principles drank in and now II j. priv
cge to be able 10 work the dream OF lis lie. Al tbs
work he has done for years will have shrine h 20 too
the work OF his brothers-the carver and t
in my great house. The blessings Of ten perdce lie oas
given Inc also.
Can you imagine such life without app nticeshipt
cannot n the curse OF the age that yong people
wish To lump into maturity at hound and that The de-
sire 10 DO but get DONE to deal in tire article,
make il. espectabllty has cursed this H. 1913
eOunty-a craftsman is not supposed to be geieaaI-